LS 6003. Theory of Communication. Analysis and study of general models of communication; the roles of mass media and libraries in the total information process. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6013. Education for Librarianship. History and objectives, curricula, methods of instruction, trends and problems in library education at all levels. Each student plans and teaches a unit in a master’s or baccalaureate level library science course. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6043. The Scholarly Career. The nature of scholarly careers; the professional service role in the context of teaching and research; academia as a subculture and subsociety; information resources relevant to understanding
scholarly careers. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6373. Research and Issues in Library and Information Systems. Examination of foundation and newly evolving theories and issues in library and information systems such as system structure, database analysis, relevance
criteria, subject classification development, information technology design principles, and integration of information systems. In select semesters, it will meet around an appropriate conference at which time conference attendance
will be required. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6383. Research & Issues in Management. Examination of foundation and newly evolving theories and issues in library and information management and administration such as organizational structure, personnel services,
policy development, and fiscal matters. In select semesters, it will meet around an appropriate conference at which time conference attendance will be required. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6393. Research and Issues in Libraries and Information with a Cultural Context. Examination of foundation and newly evolving theories and issues in social, cultural, and educational aspects of library and information services such as user needs, user education, development of the information professions, and service models. In select semesters, it will meet around an appropriate conference at which time conference attendance will be required.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6403. Professional Presentations and Publishing. Analysis of scholarly communications and professional writing activities, including publishing reviews, journal articles, and monographs. Market analysis, submissions, editing, and planning of professional presentations for conferences and workshops; evaluating performance. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6623. History of Children’s Literature. Development of literature for children, chiefly in England and America, from the earliest times, including an analysis of children’s books and reading as part of changing social and cultural patterns. Prerequisite: LS 5613. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6633. Materials and Services for Very Young Children. Research and theories of early childhood development as related to materials selection and provision of services for very young children; evaluation and assessment of effectiveness of collections and services; observations of school and public library services for very young children. Prerequisite: LS 5603, 5613 or 5623 or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6643. Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults. Rationale and principles for selecting and using informational books and media that complement school curricula in grades K-12. Emphasis on methods of evaluation, role
of nonfiction in the development of lifetime readers, curricular uses for informational books and media, and library programming with nonfiction materials. Prerequisite: LS 5603, 5613, or 5623, or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6723. Critical Inquiry in Information Analysis. The platform course for the doctoral program. Review of pproaches to formulated research questions, developing analytic frameworks and examining critical theories. Applies this review to information analysis on the cultural, social, system, and individual levels. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6733. Action Research in Information Issues. Builds on the prerequisite courses to move from theory to application and dissemination. Applied research in a library or information setting. Institutional evaluation, informational needs analysis, impact studies, and other site-based, applied research techniques. Prerequisities: LS 6723 and two approved research methods courses. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

LS 6903. Special Topics. Investigation of topics or problems in librarianship by advanced graduate students under the direction of a professor. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional three to nine hours of credit.

LS 6911. Individual Study. Individual study of topics in librarianship, research, or information sciences selected in accordance with student’s interests and needs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit: One hour.

LS 6913. Individual Study. Independent reading and research by advanced graduate student. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional three to nine hours of credit.

LS 6983. Dissertation. Prerequisite: Permission of major professor. Restricted to doctoral students. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional three to nine hours of credit.

LS 6993. Dissertation. Prerequisite: Permission of major professor. Restricted to doctoral students. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional three to nine hours of credit.